Bush-McCain Medicare Policies Would Hammer Michigan

The Democratic led Senate this past week voted to block huge cuts in Medicare payments to doctors proposed by Bush and McCain. According to the American Medical Association, Michigan would have otherwise been hit hard:

Payments Lost by Dec. 2009: $540 million
Average Physician's Loss: $21,000
People Affected: 92,826 employees,
1,429,304 Medicare patients
96,506 TRICARE patients

Suggests that Bush-McCain policies would have seriously harmed Michigan residents. In addition, McCain's tax and budget priorities would slash Medicare and Social Security benefits for millions of seniors, disabled, and dependent Americans.